Klebsiella pneumoniae urinary tract infection complicated by endophthalmitis, perinephric abscess, and ecthyma gangrenosum

South Med J. 1991 Jun;84(6):790-3. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199106000-00032.

Abstract

We have reported the case of an immunocompromised patient with a K pneumoniae bacteremia admitted with endophthalmitis. The source of the infection was an asymptomatic left renal calculus associated with a perinephric abscess. Persistent bacteremia resulted in the development of ecthyma gangrenosum, which has not previously been associated with Klebsiella spp infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / complications*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ecthyma / complications*
  • Ecthyma / pathology
  • Endophthalmitis / complications*
  • Endophthalmitis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / complications*
  • Kidney Diseases / microbiology
  • Klebsiella Infections / complications*
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
  • Klebsiella Infections / pathology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephrectomy
  • Urinary Tract Infections / complications
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents